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QB Tom Clements in his prime. He could run a modern 2026 offense with his skill set. Receivers James Murphy & /or Joe Pop would thrive in the pass happy CFL. I'd also seriously consider taking ONE OF...linebackers, Tyrone Jones, James West or Greg Battle. As well as DT Stan Brown & DE Stan Mikawos.

Yeah prime Dunnigan vs prime Collaros...Its Dunnigan for me everytime

Good time to thank @EdTait and @DTonOB for their hard work during camp for those who can't be there. The reports are all very appreciated fellas!

What about “reports” from Rider fans who aren’t actually at TC?

Mid-season of the worst case scenario, JT in pads drives a car with a police escort to the airport to pick up Chris Streveler. Season saved, MOS dream come true LOL

And don’t think for a second that O’Shea wouldn’t pull JT out of retirement if there were a couple injuries inside….. That just sent a chill down my spine.

AND all time best QB football IQ imo.

Wait until you're surrounded by 30,000 screaming Bomber fans dude. Then you'll really see what "beautiful" means.

so you're finally warming up to Tony Jones... 😆

Hard to say. We've seen zach go off for 3-4 tds and 300 ish yards in a half or less a few times here. But we always took our foot off the gas and ended up pulling him. Zach would have a chance at replicating the production of that game, though not a fantastic chance. Thing is, Matty could've had more in that game. Yep, it didn't last as long as it should, but damn he burned bright in his prime.

Collaros is getting a lot of cred for team success IMO. I ain't seeing him go off for 700 yards in a game.

Getting old and sentimental but wonderful to see the rookies chatting and to hear another MOS interview telling me very little but knowing Bomber Football is back in season.

not his sustained success. Short term i’d put prime dunigan up to that task though. He did a lot and had a lot less to work with

I kind of want a Canadian to line up who gets pushed back , is slow to the QB, and who can eventually join our coaching staff!

We have never, in the storied history of this franchise, had a better QB than "Prime Zach Collaros" (21/22).... Wouldn't trade THAT guy for the world...

I mean, pretty good first interview? Came across confident, but also humble and grateful. No red flags so far anyways.

He's right up there with Pacman Jones and Darian Durant as all-time great Blue Bombers!

Would appreciate any reports/Twitter posts/whatever. I have taken myself off of those platforms.

He looks a lot more athletic than I thought he would. Very interesting player to watch over TC.

Calvillo's greatest strength was longevity and the fact that he was so good so late in his career... but I'd agree that prime Ricky >> prime Calvillo

That's true to an extent, but watch the GC games he lost, or his playoff games, and you'd wonder how he lasted so long. I think Matty wins 4 gcs in a row here. First ballot hof? I hate that the time you go in is a thing, but he is for sure. Is he a top 10 QB? I hadn't thought about it, that's kind of interesting. For me, Flutie, Ac, Ray, Hank, BLM, and Allen are ahead of him. Between KG, Danny Mac, Lancaster, Dunigan, Ham, Clements, and Zach, you have 2 hard cuts to make the top 10. With guys like Austin, Harris, Brock, and Reily on the outside edge. Personally, I'd push Danny and Lancaster to the bottom of that pack. However, I could see someone pushing KG down instead of Lancaster. Or maybe bumping Reilly up for one of those guys. Top 10 QBs of all time? Yeah, right now I think I'd put him in the 8-10 range. Though Harris could still move up, Zach might even be able to catch BLM. I am trying to be easier on the older QBs due to the era they played in, part of me wants to downgrade guys like Allen, Mac, and Lancaster a good bit. It is, however, a privilege to get to watch BLM, Harris, and Zach battle down the stretch of their respective careers. They've all had a wild ride, including being written off and making unreal comebacks. Neck and neck down the stretch, all battling for current and career accolades.

I think there's a lot of revisionist history re: Zach because of the last couple years, which may or may not have been his fault (shoddy OL, lack of weapons, etc...) If you ever forget what he looked like at his peak, go watch some Game Recaps on YouTube from 21/22... It was something special. I'm pretty sure Zach is a first ballot CFL HOF-er, and his placement among the Top 10 all time QBs is a question for debate when his career is done. The next year or two will determine how much shine gets removed from his resume.

"And just like that, the parade is back on in Toronto." Laughed so hard my employees came to check on me.

I am a big enough Clements fan to have him as my avatar, but I dunno how 1987 MOP Tom Clements would stack up nowadays. Hard to compare QB play over the years. Quarterbacks are so much more careful with the ball now. Watching vintage Clements games, sometimes he'd make a ridiculous backfoot prayer throw into a crowd of DBs just because throwing a pick or three was no big deal back then, picks were just something that happened. QBs had to be really good at throwing picks, like Vince Ferragamo good, before their careers would suffer. Hell, Sonny Wade stuck around for a decade with the Alouettes despite throwing 2x many interceptions as TDs.

Yup int's in the 20's...totally common...Heck Danny Mac thru 30 a couple times and had several more seasons with 25+ and several seasons with more INT's than TD's and over 4k passing That being said Ol ZC has tossed 46 int's the last 3 yrs

Are you wanting him to share what his thoughts are on the team, before day 1 of rookie camp ends?

Thanks for planting that seed.

So long as every QB gets an equal chance to show his stuff, let the chips fall where they may. Wilson has had a decent shot but has not stepped up, so no favours for him.

Hey I never suggested Jones... my first thought truthfully was dunigan

Don't forget about Todd Marinovich. He almost made it through 1 day of training camp with the Bombers.

Hold onto your socks! The man, the myth, the legend is spotted in a Bombers jersey.

Yep. And I am sure that with the rookie camp, we will shuffle some new guys in for our camp, and then again when NFL cuts happen. A bookend is something you should be able to find a pretty good rookie at as well. Not someone who is gonna put up 10+ sacks with elite speed, but a poor man's Jeffcoat who is in the 260 range and maybe can slide inside from some 3t reps, and 4i in the 30 front. We don't need the sack master (though it would be nice), we need a high-floor guy who can bullrush a large majority of his snaps and keep the T honest, while taking advantage of the fact he will never see a double team playing alongside New jake, wj, and lawson. We have 3 guys specifically on the NL in: Kris Trinidad, Demone Harris, and Xavier Carlton. All 6'4-6'6 and 270-275lbs range. Trinidad had a good 4-year starter career at Old Dominion with a great motor and phenomenal testing numbers (4.8 40, 25 reps, 9'7 broad, 7.45 3 cone, 4.31 SS, 30" vert, 80" wingspan). Despite that, all he got was a rookie camp invite with the bills. Carelton had a cup of coffee in the NFL and has been in the UFL this year. He doesn't have the elite athleticism like Trinidad, and despite being raw he is an extremely talented bull of a DL who wins battles and makes plays. 6 games into the UFL season he has 30 tackles, 4TFL, 1 sack, 2 PKDs, 13 pressures, 5 hits, and 6 hurries. Thats with 12 players have 100 or more pass rush attempts on his team. 131 run D snaps and he only has 1 missed tackle, the lowest rate on his team, while being the highest rated run stopping dl. Harris spent a good chunk of time in the NFL, and has been in the UFL this season. Hes doing pretty well, but at age 30 chances of him getting an NFL look out of the UFL are kind of slim. The UFL season is over at the end of this month. He has 3 sacks, and a staggering volume of pressure/hit/hurries and the 2nd highest win rate for pass rushers on his team. On top of that we have a few pretty mature true bookend types on the NL. aannnd hes cut. lol JK We sure have brought in a bunch of size again at DB. Saw the same thing last year. Took a while for the young guys to work in, but they made an impact for us by mid season.

Agreed, and there are a couple real intriguing options that hopefully play up to their promise/pedigree.

Milt made chicken stew out of chicken **** qbs. It's Milt all day.

No Onterrio "The Whizantor" Smith

Ya Brown and Stegall would be the two, for me .. low key maybe Bolden....?

a Juran Bolden would be a nice piece...

never said that....will be 1 gamed...or somehow kept, as there are ways to do it and like I said if Perkins shows he's legit I can see Wilson as odd man out That being said tho..this boner people have of having a Canadian QB is really dumb....If they are not in the top 3 on your club, and dont show promise...or a real long term hope of promise...why keep them around?...that goes for any player on any squad , not just Egersma He may pan out and be Rourke 2.0 or better, or may turn out to be another Jason Boltus.....or some middling run of mill QB who may win you a game here or there but not be elite....and for the latter 2 scenarios, why attached your wagon to mediocrity just cause he's Canadian?...There is no point in that That being said I pulling for him and hope he pans out...Not because he's Canadian but because I like the skill-set he apparently has, and his size. But I not expecting much from him this yr, and even next yet, but maybe we drafted a Golden Goose....time will tell

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Which glieberman era? lol Yeah, I was excited to see more of him. We certainly need to keep getting after DL to bring in for camp now. We've got 6 end only guys on the roster, 4 of whom are under 250 lbs an by a decent margin under. We also have 1-2 guys are are possible edge/3t tweeners. Dixon is a guy to watch at edge, he played a couple games in the NFL and stuck around the pr down there for 2 years. And we still have jenkins who got into the same game last year and was solid. Other wise, we are not only thin on the edge, we are green. Really don't want to see Ayers as the DE again

Those of us old-timers around here remember the Ray Jauch era for the Bombers in the period 1978-1982 - which was special for me as that was when I really started following Bombers in elementary school, so though I have vague memories of Bud Riley, it was Ray Jauch who was the first coach I ever really remember. The Bombers had moderate success in those days with Dieter as QB but of course we always ended up against the Eskimos so it was hard to break through that wall. Good to see the next generation of Bomber family continuing the tradition. Does Cal Murphy have any kids we could hire? Cal will always be my favorite coach/GM.

What a bizarre stream of posts. You think this pick was entirely Walters driven? Because of a one minute clip? Walters is the facilitator on draft day as the guy in the GM seat, but to think he just dreamt this up without significant input from the coaching staff is insane. Think about this for one second: we just hired a new OC who has a decent history of using this type of player, we have never sought out this type of player until now and people are suggesting it’s just pure coincidence that we went out and got a guy like Daniels? I don’t know why people are so dead set on this “it’s gonna be one or the other” thing. They all work together. I have no idea how to feel about the Daniels pick but I know it wasn’t just Walters and the scouts cooking up the bright idea of snagging a tight end. That desire for sure came with a great deal of input from the coaching staff.